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BRING ‘EM
TO THE CENTRUM
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SUU Thunderbird Fans in the student sectioncheer
the men’s basketball team after its 65-64
win. David Palmer blocked a shot in the closing
seconds of the game against Chicago State at the
Centrum Saturday. The win was broadcast on Fox Sports
Net and the T-Birds improved to 3-2 in conference
play. See the story on the Back Page.
KEN HANSEN / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
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SUUSA VP
given notice
of probation
Delegate assigned pro tem
to act in Koelliker’s place
By KATIE ANDERSON
UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
SUUSA Clubs and Organizations Vice President Spencer Koelliker
was served a notice of social probation Thursday in conjunction
with his arrest Jan. 14, Neal Cox, associate vice president
of Student Services, said.
Aaron Miller, C&O Art & Entertainment delegate,
was given the power to act in Koelliker’s place
as C&O vice president pro tem.
Cox told Koelliker of his pending social probation Wednesday
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gave him the formal document Thursday.The
act of placing Koelliker on university social probation
makes Koelliker “ineligible to serve in his position,”
Cox said.
The social probation is in connection with Koelliker’s
aggravated assault charge in relation to an off-campus incident
Nov. 9.
“(Koelliker’s) situation exceeds most things
the university has seen,” Cox said.
Article VI Section C.6 of the Student Rights and Responsibilities
document gives Koelliker the right to appeal the social
probation. He is allowed seven days after receiving written
notice to make his appeal. The deadline is Thursday.
Koelliker told the Journal he has not yet made the decision
of whether or not to appeal the probationary notice.
If Koelliker decides to appeal, his complaint will be registered
with the Student Disciplinary Board as outlined in Article
IX of the same document.
Koelliker declined to comment about the process of his potential
appeal.
The written notice is “tailor-made for the student,”
Cox said. Koelliker’s letter consisted of reasons
for probation, what his student rights are, and what social
probation entails.
When he gave Koelliker the letter, Cox said they spoke about
Koelliker’s right to appeal the probation and what
constitutes social probation.
Copies of the document were given to SUU President Steven
D. Bennion, SUUSA President Matt Glazier, Georgia Beth Thompson,
vice president of student services, and Mindy Benson, director
of Student Activities.
Cox made the decision to place Koelliker on social probation
after Cox received complaints from people around campus.
“Various complaints from a variety of individuals
have been registered with my office,” Cox said.”
Glazier said he also had people visit his office. Glazier
also said it wasn’t his decision to place Koelliker
on probation.
Koelliker is prohibited from executing the duties of his
office while on social probation, but the pro-temp is not
“replacing” him.
“(Koelliker) has not been replaced; the pro-temp is
only taking his place right now,” Benson said.
The length of Miller acting as C&O vice president is
indeterminate, Benson said.
Miller was voted to be C&O vice president pro-temp when
Marc Morris, former pro-temp, resigned from his position
as Service & Greek delegate.
Miller said he wasn’t expecting to be exercising that
duty but he was “aware of the possibility” when
he took the responsibility.
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New bills to tolerate
3 steps for approval
Convention members decided each college will retain 3 senators
and discussed a new procedure for approving funding bills.
By KATIE ANDERSON
UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
A proposal for presenting and approving SUUSA legislation would
require new bills to travel through at least three steps before
receiving approval, members of the Constitutional Convention
said Saturday.
The number of senators each college will appoint in the future
was also discussed during the convention’s special session.
Glynn Wilcox, associate justice for the Judicial Council, said
the process will be more functional than the current one.
Under the proposal, organizations will first present bills to
a senate-appointed student committee that will be given an allotment
of money from the senate at the beginning of the school year.
Once a bill is passed in the committee, it will be given to
the C&O vice president, who can either pass or veto the
proposed distribution of funds.
If it is passed, the bill continues to the SUUSA president,
who has the power to pass or veto.
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If the bill is vetoed by the C&O vice president, the organization
will have the right to appeal the veto to the president.
The president’s decision could then be appealed to the
senate.
Kaydee Weaver, College of Humanities and Social Sciences senator,
said she is concerned with the new process because it gives
the power to approve the distribution of funds to a body that
is not elected by students.
SUUSA President Matt Glazier said the senate still has input
on a bill.
“The senate still has oversight of the funds and retains
power,” he said.
The committee’s vote is completely non-binding, Wilcox
added.
Convention members also decided that each college will retain
three senators until a seventh college is created. With the
creation of a new college, the number of senators will be lowered
to two for each college.
If one of SUU’s graduate programs reaches the enrollment
of a college for two consecutive years, the program will receive
senate representation.
Glazier said the new program ensures few changes will need to
be made to the constitution in the future.
The drafting committee approved other changes to the existing
constitution, including a requirement for the Judicial Council
to create a specific set of rules for procedure.
Impeachment proceedings of an Executive Council member, when
elections will take place, what percentage of votes are required
to win and when the elector will take the oath of office were
also discussed.
If the revised constitution is passed by the senate and the
Board of Trustees, the new procedures will go into effect with
the new SUUSA administration.
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